List of rootkit-infected Sony albums
 

Sony BGM has finally released a complete list of CDs infected by their XCP rootkit. 52 albums there, more than double the number that Sony originally claimed to have XCP.

- tg :NS:

such a waste of eveyone's time, particularly the artists, not to mention the fact it could all but destroy sony. lawsuits & criminal proceedings are just the beginning. imagine the fallout if it compromises national security via dept of defense nets in the us and elsewhere.

"good evening, here are the latest headlines. congress is in an uproar after spokespeople at all four military branches revealed that the japanese have planted secret programs onto america's armed forces computer networks. the white house has so far refused comment but sources close to the administration indicate they are drawing up sweeping penalties against the japanese of a type not seen since world war two. in a scenario right out of ancient greece computer experts say the japanese used popular consumer items to deliver the surreptitious trojan payloads..."

in any event it did nothing to keep those albums away from swappers, i have mp3 versions of several on that list.

- js.

As an enlightened consumer you chose the safer (and cheaper) option. :tu:

- tg :WA:

Fortunately I can't imagine any but perhaps one or two of those titles ever for any reason being inserted in my drive.

The scarier thing for me is that I rely heavily on a lot of Sony software, (Acid/Vegas/Soundforge--cracked versions of course). Apparently they're safe--maybe they're too busy crashing every few hours to do any real harm, lol--but I still shudder a little every time I see the 'Starting Sony Database' splash.

After reading this article and all the subsequent (some hilarious) threats and suggestions for 'punishing Sony,' it occurred to me that some worthy programmers should steal these programs, remove all traces of corporate smack from them (why not fix all the bugs too while they're at it) and saturate the file sharing networks with them. They're already ridiculously overpriced and probably already some of the most avidly cracked software in history, but it'd be fitting if no one ever paid for them again.

:BGS:

damn i gots #51 so how i find out if me got crabs?

To see if you have it, you can download and run this rootkit detector from the Finnish antivirus company F-Secure.

you gots mp3's ya lugnut:PIR::att:

:PE:
:beer:

see, in the real universe where we live mp3s and oggs are safe, it's the cd's that are dangerous, but hollywood twists it inside-out in their alternate-reality fantasy land where they try to make you believe it's the other way around. just one of those nutty things about life in the 21st century.

- js.